Lot 3031. A fine pair of lilac-glazed saucer dishes, marks and period of Yongzheng (1723-1735); 11.4 cm., 4 1/2 in. Estimate 500,000 — 700,000 HKD. Lot Sold 920,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's

with rounded sides rising from a straight foot, finely incised on the exterior with a continuous leafy pomegranate scroll, covered overall save for the base with a plain lilac glaze, the base inscribed with a six-character mark in underglaze blue.

Provenance: Roger Keverne, London, Winter 2004.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 08 april 2011